leek

• Planta de la familia de la cebolla, con bulbo alargado y blanco, hojas verdes y planas, de sabor suave, muy usada en cocina.

A noun referring to a plant with a large, slender white bulb and flat, overlapping dark green leaves, used in cooking and related to onions.

1. Edible plantA2formalculinary

   A vegetable with a long, slender white bulb and flat, overlapping dark green leaves, used in cooking and believed to be derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum.

   Puerro

   • She added sliced leek to the soup for extra flavor.
   • The recipe calls for one large leek, chopped finely.
   • Leeks are often used in potato and leek soup.

2. Onion relativeB1formalscientific

   A plant related to onions, characterized by a white cylindrical bulb and flat, dark-green leaves.

   Puerro

   • Leeks belong to the same family as onions and garlic.
   • The farmer harvested a crop of leeks in the autumn.
   • Unlike onions, leeks have a milder, sweeter taste.